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parenthesis <parentheses [pəˈrenθısiːz] > [pəˈrenθısıs] N

1. parenthesis:

parenthesis

圆括号 yuánkuòhào

2. parenthesis:

parenthesis

插入语 chārùyǔ

▶ parenthetic(al) [ˌpærənˈθetık(əl)] ADJ

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Parentheses may also be used to represent a binomial coefficient, and in chemistry to denote a polyatomic ion. en.wikipedia.org

Binary operations sometimes use prefix or (probably more often) postfix notation, both of which dispense with parentheses. en.wikipedia.org

Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of such being a traffic accident or landslide), but are still related to that storm. en.wikipedia.org

Parentheses can be used to change the order of evaluation. en.wikipedia.org

Parentheses indicate those consonants found only in loanwords: square brackets indicate those with very low functional load. en.wikipedia.org

It respected the standard rules for operator precedence, allowed nested parentheses, and used superscripts to indicate exponents. en.wikipedia.org

Where known, the year of its first use is annotated in parentheses. en.wikipedia.org

Parentheses are used to delimit lists of semicolon separated statements. en.wikipedia.org

Subtitles, such as in Teletext, sometimes use an exclamation mark within brackets or parentheses to mark sarcasm. en.wikipedia.org

The asterisks indicate the eyes; the central character, commonly an underscore, the mouth; and the parentheses, the outline of the face. en.wikipedia.org

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